b'98827JAPANESE LONG SWORD (KATANA): 69.2cm cleanblade with lt pitting to scuffed surface, long point 4.4cm, irregular temper line, centre of curvature 3.5cm from mid-point toward back notch, a characteristic of Bizen swords; 19.1 cm tang with signature BISH OSAFUNE SUKESADA SAKU () & dated EIROKU J NEN HACHI GATSU () (August 1567); solid silver blade collar (habaki); tang end is damaged with a bullet hole from WWII & filed to smooth off rough edges; the WW2 Australian soldier who owned this sword sent the damaged handle to Japan in 1967 for repair & rebinding; exc refurbished handle with fine quality gilt & shakudo enuki, with non-matching but g. quality fuchi kashira; antique, solid iron guard with 2 high-relief dragons chiseled on both sides, signed BSH J () and MASA(NAO?) (). Vg leather covered wooden scabbard. A letter from the Japan Sword Co., Tokyo, dated July 10th 1967 detailing the repairs & cost is part of this Lot. A fine 16th century blade with history.Licence required$2,0002,500828 JAPANESE ARMY OFFICERS SHIN-GUNTO: 27excellent blade with clear harmon line; cat scratches to habaki, standard brass Military Tsuba & hilt fittings; cotton hilt binding over same hilt fittings; floral Menuko & pommel decorations; complete with sword knot & original vg metal scabbard with a war-period painted inscription JOHN ELLIOT 6TH DIVISION 2/2A I.F. 1945 FORWARD SCOUT AITAPI N.G.; hilt has bullet damage to hilt binding. A great piece of History.Licence required.$1,5002,000829FINE CONDITION EDO PERIOD WAKAZISHI: Finecondition 52.1cm blade with very clear Harmon line; cat-scratches Habaki overlaid with a silver sleeve; pierced iron Tsubi; iron fuchi decorated with two gold horses, iron pommel decorated with a gold horse; bluish cotton hilt & binding over white same with ornate horse Menuki; Geishu-Ju Fujiwara Fuyuhiro (Aka Province 1661-1675), maybe 3rd generation; complete with vg field leather scabbard. A beautiful Japanese Wakzishi for the discerning collector.Licence required.$5,0006,000830 JAPANESE WAKIZASHI: vg 21 blade with a clear harmon line; plain copper Habaki; iron tsuba with 7 silver birds in flight & decorative scrolling; iron fuchi with gold foliage; hilt of traditional form; rebound with white cotton binding over white same with 2 decorative menuki; complete with a black lacquered scabbard; in excellent condition. By Noshu Seki Jukanekado Saku. c.15421558.Licence required$2,0003,000'